Albany, New York
Albany Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1930
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 158
- Median GPA
- 3.54
- Resident tuition
- $63,994
- First-year class
- 237
- Bar-required jobs
- 88.5%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.7%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2022-2023
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $55,280 | $190 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $55,280 | $190 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$18,454
- Living at home$9,688
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$55,280
- Mandatory fees$190
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$18,454
PreLaw Advisor total$73,924
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 575 | 575 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 540 | 540 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 235 | 235 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 243 | 243 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 51 | 51 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 11 | 11 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $34,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $45,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-202074 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-201973 received · 16 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-201867 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.